Syracuse's Dion Waiters has monster dunk, but struggles from the field

Dennis Nett / The Post-StandardOff a steal, Syracuse's Dion Waiters goes in for a dunk on West Virginia's Deniz Kilicli during Saturday's game at the Carrier Dome.

Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim pointed out after Saturday's 63-61 win over West Virginia that Dion Waiters is struggling to shoot the ball.

Waiters was 2-of-9 from the floor vs. West Virginia. In his last three games, Waiters is 7-of-28. That’s 25 percent.

“He needs to make some shots,” Boeheim said.

One of the shots he converted on Saturday, though, was highlight-reel spectacular.

With SU trailing 13-7, Waiters maneuvered through the lane, then slammed one-handed over Deniz Kilicli.

Waiters is 6-foot-3. Kilicli is 6-foot-9.

“When I was on the bench I saw that Scoop came off the pick and (I watched) how (Kilicli) played it. He backed up,” Waiters said. “And so in my mind, I told myself, ‘If he backs up, I’m going to try to split it.’ And when I got in the game, I did it. And it worked.”